The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-08-27
Republican County Convention.

1uo hepuDiICdu COuuty cuHY6utIOI
met In the court house here Monday
for the purpose of electing three dele.
gates to the State convention. A
temporary organization was effected
by eIecting George w. Wilson chair.
man and Thos. HI. Bittlnger secre-
tary. The roll of districts was called
and all responded by delegates except
numbers nine and eleven, which were
unrepresented. A committee on ere.
dentials and permanent organization.
composed of one delegate from each
district, was appointed as follows:
No. ii. q. Browning,
No. "A. G. Friend.
No. 3.-Thos. H. BittInger.
N. 4.-George l.. Michaels.
No. 5.-Jacob Beckett.
No. 6.-Samuel Ferguson.
No. IF. A. Thayer.
No. 8.-A. G. Combs.
No. 10.-Dr. ]. w. Laughlin.
No. 12.-E. Kitzmiller.
Messrs. E. H. Glotteltv, Daniel
Chisholm. John Laughlin. James T.
Eagan and Thomas r. McRobie were
appointed committee on resoIu-
tions. The two committees retired
for short time to make up their re-
ports. The committee on credentials
recommended that the temporary
organization be made permanent,
and reported the names of those en-.
titled to seats in the convention,
there being no contests, the report
was adopted.
The following delegates were an
nounced as entitled to seats in the
convention
District No. 1.-Thomas r. Nc.
Robbie, F. G. Browning, F. M.
McRobie. G. T. Sweet, A. F. George,
j. q. Browning.
No. 2.-There being no regular
delegates present. on motion Mr., A.
G. Friend was constituted delegate.
No. 3.-Jonas E. Gnagey, Isaiah
Boucher. Samuel Baker, Thomas H..
Bittinger. Solomon u. Yoder.
No. 4.-George l.. Michael, John
j. LaughIin, James T. Eagan, A. G.
Duckworth. o. b. Barnard.
No. De. H. Glotfelty, Jacob
Beckett, Frederick Ramp, Daniel C.
Bowman, VIM. Englehart.
No. 6.-Samuel Ferguson, Silas
Weimer. John T. Wilburn, Thomas
Calls, Thomas j. Lowdermilk.
No. John Riley, F. A. Thayer,
John Harmed, Daniel Chisholm, E.
2. Tower.
No. S.-George w. Wilson, J. w
Lee, Thomas X. Harvey. A. G.
Combs, III. G. Sanders.
No. 10.-J. w. LaughIin, P. w.
Connell. John Thrasher, VIII. Chad
derton, j. e. Rodeheaver.
No. 12.-E. Kitzmiller, J. A. Jun.
kins. r. c. Wilson, Henry Boettner,
J. E. Harmon.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following preamble and
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
WHEREAS, An outrage was per-
petrated upon large class of our
laboring people at the last session of
the Legislature by the Democratic
party of the State in removing bills
from the calender and preventing
laws from being properly signed by
the Governor F.; therefore be it
Resolved By this convention assem-
6led. That we heartily sympathize
with the people who were thus de-
frauded of their just rights, and we
most emphatically denounce the
Democratic party of Maryland for
said action.
ResOlued, That this convention re-
spectfully ask the State Republican
convention to insert labor plank in
the platform.
The following gentlemen were
nominated and elected delegates to
the State convention George w.
Wilson, DR.. T. E. Casteel and Daniel
Chisholm. Alternates-Dr. J. w.
Laughlin, G. l.. Michael and DR.. E,
H. Glotfelty.
The only contest in the convention
which made it necessary to take a
ballot was the election of State Cen.
trail Committee for Garrett county.
DIR. E. HI. Glotfelty, Daniel Chisholm,
James A. Eagan, Thomas H. Bittin.
ger and E. Kitzmiller were put in
nomination. Daniel Chisholm. E. H.
Glotfelty and Thomas H. Bittingel
were elected.
OAKLAND, Md, Aug. 20. 1887.
At a meeting of citizens for the